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True friendship must be akin to romance, I think. only without all the anguish and anxiety.

Jacqueline Carey

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Jacqueline Carey
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Highland Park
Illinois
Romance
Anxiety
Friendship
True
Without
Must
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Akin
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Anguish

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